Object Details Description The common name of Diospyros virginiana, persimmon, comes from the Powhatan language and means “a dry fruit.” The persimmon's “dry fruit” quality is most immediately noticed ...

A pair of men, ages 25 and 79, were driving through Plainfield when a tree crushed their vehicle, taking numerous power lines down with it sometime between 6 and 7 p.m., officials said.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Listen up, West Palm Beach residents and businesses! You can get up to four free native trees for your property. Through the Office of Sustainability’s Tree Program ...

Shelley Vandyke was hiking the lower trail at the Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve in Hocking Hills when an "uprooted mature" tree fell on her.

CARLISLE, Pa. — Issues with downed trees and branches persisted Tuesday in Carlisle, after a severe storm rolled through the area during the evening prior. Cleanup took place throughout the ...

Nantucket homeowner Patricia Belford filed a lawsuit against her neighbor, Jonathan Jacoby, for secretly chopping down 16 decade-old trees to create "sweeping views" of the Atlantic Ocean for a ...

Love watching hummingbirds and butterflies? Well, if you plant this fast-growing tree in your yard, those beautiful creatures ...

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All tree leaves have an outer layer called the epidermis, which can also be used in the identification process. This leaf "skin" always has a waxy cover called the cuticle and varies in thickness.

An average maturing tree under optimal conditions can transport up to 10,000 gallons of water only to capture about 1,000 usable gallons for the production of food and adding to its biomass.

Texas lilac, also known as chaste tree (Vitex), is a beautiful specimen with purple flowers that bloom in midsummer, imparting a delightful scent that wafts through gardens in zones 6-9.